Optimizing Clinical Training for the Treatment of PTSD using Virtual Patients
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University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, United States
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Emory University, United States
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University, United States
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National Center for Telehealth and Technology, United States
Adequate treatment of PTSD is a growing concern for the military. However, there is a shortage of qualified personal available to apply this treatment. Virtual patient systems offer a novel technology to enhance the training needs of such health providers. This pilot project builds on previous work done with virtual patients and describes a novel scenario wherein a virtual patient is immersed within an exposure therapy simulation while a clinician interacts and guides the virtual patient through the recovery process using exposure therapy for PTSD. While this work is ongoing, preliminary results will be presented.
Conference:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference, Villa Caramora, Italy, 21 Jun - 23 Jun, 2009.
Presentation Type:
Oral Presentation
Topic:
Oral Presentations
Citation:
Parsons
T,
Kenny
PG,
Rothbaum
B,
Difede
J,
Reger
GM and
Rizzo
A
(2009). Optimizing Clinical Training for the Treatment of PTSD using Virtual Patients.
Front. Neuroeng.
Conference Abstract:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference.
doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.079
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Received:
20 Mar 2009;
Published Online:
20 Mar 2009.
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Correspondence:
Thomas Parsons, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, Marina del Rey, United States, rizzo@ict.usc.edu